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Both are electric stovetops, presenting a similar facade with heat-resistant ceramic glass. However, induction stoves (touch-sensitive ones) often sport the label 'induction.' The cooking surface stays cool during use, unlike the radiant red, touch-sensitive surface of halogen stoves.
1. How does an induction stove differ from an infrared one?
Both are electric stoves, sharing a similar appearance with heat-resistant ceramic glass. However, an induction stove (touch-sensitive) often features the word 'induction,' and its cooking surface stays cool during use, in contrast to the glowing red heat of halogen stoves.
That's the external perception. In terms of operation, Professor Nguyễn Xuân Chánh, former lecturer at the Hanoi University of Technology, states that these two stoves operate on completely different principles.
Induction stoves often display the word 'Induction' on the cooktop surface.
Halogen stove, as Professor Chánh calls it an infrared stove, is the most accurate term, producing heat transferred to pots or pans. When cooking with an induction stove (induction, touch-sensitive), the pot or pan emits heat to cook the food.
While cooking, the halogen cooking surface glows red and becomes very hot, suitable for grilling fish, squid, and more.
Halogen stoves utilize a halogen lamp, similar in essence to incandescent lamps but with halogen gas, to create heat radiation warming the ceramic glass surface. Food is cooked through the heat conduction between the stove and the cooking utensil, along with direct heat radiation from the lamp.
Induction stoves operate on a completely different principle. They emit electromagnetic waves - medium-frequency waves - through pots or pans containing iron (with magnetism). This electric current circulation generates heat. This is a significant difference in cooking with induction stoves compared to other types of electric stoves.
Professor Chánh explains that since the electromagnetic waves emitted only heat the bottom of the pot, cooking with induction stoves is much more efficient than normal electric stoves (resistance electric stoves) and halogen stoves.
Below is a comparison table of some common and different features of induction and halogen stoves:
According to giadinh.net.vn
